Is your internet connection reliable and up to speed to download Autodesk...
Checking the speed and reliability of your internet connection gives us a snapshot at a particular time what is going on with your internet connection at home or the office. While there are more techy...
View ArticleModel Group Copy Technique
Model groups in Revit can be very helpful in replicating repetitive layout of components such as rooms, furnishings, etc. Groups allow editing of one group to update all of the same definition by...
View ArticleUsing View Filters for Other View Types
Color schemes are a great visual tool in views to highlight or callout specific criteria of information in the view, generally used in plan-type views. But, color schemes are based on parameters of...
View ArticleNew Autodesk Seek Extension Plugin for Autodesk Revit
The Autodesk® Seek extension for Revit® enables designers to conveniently access high quality BIM models, drawings, and product specifications for more than 66,000 commercial and residential building...
View ArticleUsing Revit in Viewer Mode as a Plotting Station
A question came up about the need for a self-standing Revit 2016 plotting station to generate PDFs. A firm did not want to tie up a standalone or network license when running off a batch of plots. I...
View ArticleFour Ways IdeateApps Improves BIM Productivity Workflow With Revit
IdeateApps is the newest application by IdeateSoftware, known for their innovative Revit plugins for BIM and Revit Model data. Like Ideate’s other applications–Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Explorer, and...
View ArticleHow to Make 3D Section Views in Revit 2016
3D section views in Revit 2016 help people better understand design iterations and the relationship of the parts of the building model. Complex illustrations of model segments can culminate in several,...
View ArticleHow to Get Over Detail Mismatches for Pipe and Ducts.
We had a comment in a recent Revit MEP class that Detail Level for Ducts and Pipes are not the same at medium level of detail. The mechanical and piping engineers have a shared interest in coordinating...
View ArticleThe First-Ever Public Revit Roadmap
Last fall we were treated to a glimpse of what is coming down the road from the developers at Autodesk. This has never occurred before, and as most users know, unless we sign up to beta test future...
View ArticleVisibility Control for Reference Plans in Revit 2018
Reference planes are essential tools for creating our model families in schematic and design development. With heavy use, however, they tend to populate too much and make views in Reference Planes too...
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